• FMT99@lemmy.world
    22·
    4 days ago

    Mononoke is probably the “best” in my book but my personal favorite will always be Nausicaa. Although I just found it out predates the founding of studio Ghibli by one year.

    • CitizenKong@lemmy.world
      10·
      4 days ago

      Little personal story: As a kid, I repeatedly rented an animated movie called Warriors of the Wind from my local videostore. It was fairly short and the story was confusing as if there was something missing, but I loved it regardless. One day, the videostore didn’t have it anymore since they got rid of older VHS in favour of newer ones. I was heartbroken and didn’t managed to track it down (this was way before the internet).

      Fast forward about 15 years, when I had already watched Princess Mononoke and wanted to watch other movies by that studio. So I watched Nausicaa, and the longer it ran, the more I realized it was that movie from my childhood.

      Turns out that a US studio had gotten the rights in the 80s and cut 23 minutes of the run time to make the story simpler, even changing names completely (Nausicaa became princess Sandra for example). This was the version I saw as a kid.

    • Zombiepirate@lemmy.worldEnglish
      5·
      4 days ago

      Nausicaa is my favorite, too. The hand-drawn animation is incredible, the conflict is nuanced, the setting is beautiful, and the characters have interesting motivations. Its a masterpiece.

    • jimmux@programming.dev
      3·
      4 days ago

      Agreed, and I never see anyone claim Nausicaa as their favourite. If the studio ever revisits earlier material, I hope they do a fuller adaptation of the source. It’s such a rich world, it deserves more time spent within it.

      • steeznson@lemmy.world
        3·
        4 days ago

        I’d also have a pre-Ghibli film as my favourite with Lupin III: Castle of the Cagliostro. Although hard to argue with Mononoke or Nausicaa.

  • Szewek@lemm.eeEnglish
    5·
    4 days ago

    Only recently, I watched The Wind Rises and I loved it. I do not know what it is. It still has the sensitivity and the aesthetics of Ghibli under Miyazaki, which I genuinely love, but at the same time shows a confusing and unobvious real-life story, and very real dilemmas.

  • Stovetop@lemmy.world
    3·
    4 days ago

    I like Only Yesterday. There’s just something appealing about getting away from a stifling job in the city and just going out to live in the country for fun, even if just for a week.

  • danekrae@lemmy.world
    3·
    4 days ago

    This is an impossible question to answer. I thought about it for at least a minute before giving up.

  • HeyListenWatchOut@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    4 days ago

    Favorite is not the right word.

    I think there are different Ghibli movies for different questions.

    Which is the most rewatched in my home? Probably Porco Rosso since it’s light-hearted and easy to consume. Miyazaki’s Magnum Opus? Mononoke or Nausicaa. Best to watch with your kids? Totoro, Kiki, and Ponyo. Most emotionally impactful? Grave of the Fireflies.

    “Favorite” though? No idea. Depends on how I’m feeling.

  • Libra00@lemmy.mlEnglish
    1·
    4 days ago

    I’ve only seen three (Spirited Away, Nausicaa, and The Wind Rises), and Spirited Away was long enough ago that I don’t remember much about it. But I loved both Nausicaa and Wind; if I had to pick a favorite it would probably be Wind just because the historical context drew me in even more than I already was.

  • Character_Locked@lemm.eeEnglish
    01·
    4 days ago

    Absolute favourite:

    Kiki’s Delivery Service. Character and story that I relate with most of our of all of the movies. I wish I’d watched it when I was a kid.

    Other favourites:

    • Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
    • Pom Poko
    • Whisper of the Heart
    • Howl’s Moving Castle
    • The Tale of Princess Kaguya
    • When Marnie Was There

    Almost favourites:

    • Princess Mononoke (I don’t like Ashitaka that much by the end)
    • Spirited Away (only because this is the only Ghibli that I ever came across in the wild before watching all of them, I’m over exposed to it)
    • Earwig and the Witch (love the concept and general story, not a fan of the animation style and a lot of specifics)